CVE-2026-90303
ARM: 9485/1: mm: acquire mmap write lock around show_pte() for user faults
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: 9485/1: mm: acquire mmap write lock around show_pte() for user faults When CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y, and cmdline "user_debug=31" is set, a user fault may trigger show_pte() without any lock. If another thread in the same process concurrently calls munmap(), the page table pages may be freed while show_pte() is still traversing them, causing a use-after-free in show_pte(). If CONFIG_ARM_LPAE=y, this may cause a kernel panic if the pages table of PMD are freed when show_pte() is running. Acquire mmap_write_lock() around show_pte() for user faults to fix the contention. For user faults, additionally restrict that show_pte() is called only when the addr is a user-space address (addr < TASK_SIZE). This is because the lock of tsk->mm only protects the virtual memory of user address space, furthermore, dumping the page tables of a kernel-space address for user faults is unnecessary and may have security implications. Keep everything unchanged for kernel faults, because the kernel is already in the "oops" state, acquiring a lock may risk a deadlock.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 17, 2026, 5:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Acquire mmap_write_lock() around show_pte() for user faults.
- Restrict show_pte() to user-space addresses for user faults.
- Apply kernel patches to resolve the use-after-free vulnerability.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Sep. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ARM: 9485/1: mm: acquire mmap write lock around show_pte() for user faults When CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y, and cmdline "user_debug=31" is set, a user fault may trigger show_pte() without any lock. If another thread in the same process concurrently calls munmap(), the page table pages may be freed while show_pte() is still traversing them, causing a use-after-free in show_pte(). If CONFIG_ARM_LPAE=y, this may cause a kernel panic if the pages table of PMD are freed when show_pte() is running. Acquire mmap_write_lock() around show_pte() for user faults to fix the contention. For user faults, additionally restrict that show_pte() is called only when the addr is a user-space address (addr < TASK_SIZE). This is because the lock of tsk->mm only protects the virtual memory of user address space, furthermore, dumping the page tables of a kernel-space address for user faults is unnecessary and may have security implications. Keep everything unchanged for kernel faults, because the kernel is already in the "oops" state, acquiring a lock may risk a deadlock. Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/90xxx/CVE-2026-90303.json">CVE-2026-90303</a> Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07e4d5380f2a844ab7a1b440dde350caf561cbb0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1039bffd6ae9c75b42b7d148d6c1106134107b66 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a14d7797a49a47bccd1a9327fd69da838dcb0dd Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59bbf86d0ff9373bfa033ca123c1e924f09f1eba Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63e3c958a602d0896a101a897c2361878c266ca7 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/720408d98d9fb3c91a12090436734c8c61f04545 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab14f07952adfe735d86a53518f8cd576dfd5892 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c71f9a56520b419e55d173052629f2324deb5549